Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-25

OF nve hundred dollars in case I've got against
In IL. H0ws your brother-pretty well. hope.
Those California magnates are all coming East,
near Think Your brother would like TO put any
money In my MILF big chance now. ! don't
need the money, but IL don't pay 10 keep all your
eggs In one basket Hows Bessie? Good morn
ing"
'.Mr. Mawley one moment You don't let up on
me and send me this lawsuit because Elisha is q
m1llionaire, do you:'
'Oh, no, no, MOI My dear fellow, no, no! Why,
what an idea! By-the-way, I never favored the
breaking OF Of that match-my son and Bessie.
Good-day."
Amasl snow got round behind the fence, and
laughed aud shook until the entire fence laughed
and shook with him. His little scheme was work
world II one only obtain substitute-credit.
mat week and the next he had retainers sent him
from several wealthy progristors In
brothers millions. He had the foreclosure suit
discontinued paid Mawley his interest, got his
mortgage extended indefinitely. What is more,
his business picked up 50 that he paid large sum
on account all around among the creditors. They
all SAID Elisha Is doing IL for him" He painted
and refurbished the old Snow house. He ran
slightly into debt in doing it, but his girls had
some new clothes sent them from New York. He
1 honns new suit OF 6roadcloth, and-he was
nonpulsSed. In vain the willy practitioner went
about spreading doubts as TO Elisha's having any
money whatever. "Why don't he buy that Or
gan?" he kept saying, until people began to Won
der why indeed
AS soon as the rumor spread about that Elisha
was childlesS, and that he intended leaving his
money In equal shares to his six nieces, they went
on literally Ike hot cakes. Mawley junior, who
really loved the girl, married Bessie, and then
they were all married of In patches of two, until
the youngest refused to marry at ALL saying, with
her finger at her lip, "she preferred TO stay with
her father"
In one year all this happened. Amasa Snow
was now successful man-his debts paid and his
practice increasing. One day the rumor reached
hi,Ll-why had not Elisha paid for that organ?
lie went TO Elisha 1T Is time" he said, ''for
ain very contented here" protested Elisha,
reading the newspapers and sitting In the
hotel. 1t agrees with me. don't want to dis
appear"
lie liked the adulation extended to him on the
ground that he was millionaire. He played the
easy. weil-1ed, rich plutocrat revisting his New
England home TO perfection. His acting was con-
sulnIndte because 1t was nature itself, without
mirror being held up to IT. He had just that
amount of narrowness OF close-nstednesS of sa-
gaclOLiS doubt as TO the motives OF men who APP
preached him with schemes for investment; he
Overdid il.
'AmaSa, can't CO." he said. ''They think I'm
such a good man to make money. They have
actually brought money to ME to make more Tor
tnell- les, I've received over $4,000 for invest
ment within the last month";"
Thunder and guns." exclaimed Amasa. "This
IS Dreadful l see State prison yawning before
'.lt's just what the Grand American Spread
eagle Mine needs" said Elisha, swelling himself
out-''G little money!"
have nothing to do with this-nOthlng!"
Was very angry. He resolved 10 Dc re-
spOnSible for his brother no longer. He went to
MS daughters, all but now well married and In
happy, well-Jo-dO homes. ''Your uncle and have
mad row." he said "He is going back to Cali
fornia.'
And the organ the new library, the gymna-
siume
well, he Is mad about something. He says the
town has sighted him. But one thing must be
understood, whatever he dOe5-I wash my hands
or him forever"
Elisha did leave few days after. He took away
ABOUT Il hundred thousand dollars OF widows and
orphans funds, went TO San Francisco, put his
money into various enterprises, paid the beneficial
rleo per cent interest, was honest the day,
ana died a few years ago worth great deal OF
money, Which he left, share and share alike, to his
brothers six girls, and he LETT thousand dollars
Tor the new organ.
AmaSa still nveS-a fairly well-tO-do old coun-
Try lawyer-Slightly in debt STILL in East Chester
Vile. But he is the adOred grandpapa Of twelve
OF the dearest little grandchildren, and he often
says TO them benignly, children, have put you
ail-and myself-on our feet. Yes but had to
tell your mothers awful lie!'
What was the lie, grandpopper?"
II mad 10 say the LATEST man alive-yOur grand.
uncle, children-I had TO say the penniless old
rascal-yOur grandfather'S brother, my dears, who
had robbed me OF all had in one OF his con-
founded mines, the Great American Spread-eagle
Gold and S1yer-I had to say, and STAN TO it. that
he was one Of the biggest millonaires on the Pa
cine coast! But that lie has put us all on our
feet! RICHARD III ROE